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I picked up two; bid on many; no holes filled and no upgrades, but happy with the two I got. This auction has me thinking / pondering if / when I ever decide to throw in the towel on my 1878 set. I really did most of my bidding up front…

iceman wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:47 pm

Vamnuke
Here is my Black Friday Special ( Just came in today) from Ebay at $303.69 with tax .
Yep a 1878 rev 79 vam 228B that I think is undergraded . Yep been looking for one for awhile to upgrade mine . HAPPY CAMPER on this one .

John

Nice, John! There are still good finds out there…

One leaving town tomorrow

I thought I kept the Q-scope behind, but must have been boxed for the move, but I got a photo of the main pup tonight with the I-phone and better lighting. See the die scratch at the bottom right cotton boll. I have the grade roughly F15, maybe VF 20. I think it’ll straight grade. EDS, no die crack ...

Yes, 14.19; about flipped when I saw that long die polish line at bottom of right boll; die chip on cheek is there, but faint; die polish lines in ribbon and cap recess there too. Unattributed Buy-it-now soon after it was listed. Bought on more of a hunch as the listing photos were not real great.

I’ll post better photos when I get the Q-scope hooked up this next week.

Vam-mysterio wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 25, 2023 9:33 pm

Clayton
What’s the number?

A clue: A1d reverse. The highlighted photo should tell the rest of the story; die markers are present…

Well, it arrived yesterday so maybe it doesn’t count as a Black Friday special, but not bad for $81.99 ppd.

Took advantage of their latest special, sent in several accumulated this year. 1878-S VAM 128 (old 78.3) MS 62 (duplicate) (in line with what I thought) 1878-S VAM 110 AU 50 DETAILS cleaned (was thinking XF details) - hole filled 8-) ! 1878-S VAM 121A (old 8A) MS 62 (duplicate) (in line with what I ...

At least there was only 1 variety for the gold 1$…

Thanks John and Brent; fixing the 1878 model year has been a challenge, but a good outcome IMO. on the bright side, the 1878-CC set was fine as-is, thanks to JR.

What if the attribution is not correct? Earlier today I checked the bidding rules in the Heritage Auction site and could not find anything about misattributed sales. How could one “prove” the attribution is wrong? If you think something is wrong with a listing you can contact HA about the lot #; th...

Thanks, John!

Thanks, Lee. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity when offered.

alefzero wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:28 am

I have had some extremely high grade VAM-203s. VAM-203A? I think I found a single one and it was an AU. That is an amazing coin there.

203A

Latest acquisition; upgraded my ‘62.